Sep 8, 1994

John W. Creasap, 66, was recognized as the leading Stores Department operator for seven consecutive years with the Erie-Lackwanna Railroad System.

Creasap, of Meadville, died Thursday, September 8, 1994, at Meadville Medical Center after a period of failing health.

He was born in Marion, OH, August 3, 1928, a son of...

Aug 31, 1994

Grace R. Dickey, 86, was a school teacher in the Springboro and Girard school districts.

Dickey, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community in Meadville, died Wednesday, August 31, 1994, at the nursing home following a lengthy illness.

She was born in Albion, December 24, 1907, a daughter of Samuel E....

Aug 27, 1994

Sandra Downer, 44, of Meadville, died Saturday, August 27, 1994, at Meadville Medical Center after an illness of several months.

She was born February 19, 1950, in Middleboro, Mass., a daughter of Floyd F. and N. Elizabeth Thomas-Shaw Lynch.  She married F. Dean Downer on April 14, 1989. He survives.

She...

Aug 26, 1994

James O. Starn, 74, was president of Starn Tool & Manufacturing Co. of Meadville.

Starn, of Meadville, died Friday, August 26, 1994, at Meadville Medical Center following a period of declining health.

He was born in Doylestown, OH, December 2, 1919, a son of William J. and Grace Marie Baker Starn. ...

Aug 25, 1994

Marie S. Smith, 96, was a member of Christ Church Episcopal and the Meadville Women's Club.

Smith, a resident of Hillside Home of Meadville, died Thursday, August 25, 1994, at the nursing home following a period of declining health.

She was born in Indianapolis, IN, March 24, 1898, a daughter of...

Aug 23, 1994

Robert Franklin Droz, 78, of Meadville since 1957, a native of Pittsburgh, died Tuesday, August 23, 1994, at his home following a period of declining health.

He was born in Bellvue, April 6, 1916, a son of John Edward and Mary Emma Patton Droz.  He married Bernice A. Wilhelm, who survives.

...

Aug 13, 1994

Rowena M. Sikes, 90, was a homemaker.

Sikes, of Meadville, died Saturday, August 13, 1994, at her home following a period of declining health.

She was born in Mill Village, July 19, 1904, a daughter of John and Ruby King Bump.  She married Ellis P. Sikes, February 2, 1920.  He preceded...

Aug 11, 1994

V. Vere Shaffer, 83, attended Barton Road Brethren in Christ Church, Meadville, and had been a member of the Mt. Hope Grange and Rebekah Lodge at Diamond.

Shaffer, of Guys Mills, died Thursday, August 11, 1994, at Crawford County Care Center in Saegertown following a brief illness.

She was born in...

Aug 6, 1994

Paul William Zimmerman, 32, of Pittsburgh, died August 6, 1994 due to complications from AIDS.  He was born in Cornell, IL, July 29, 1962, a son of Rev. Henry and Nancy Perigo Zimmerman.

He was survived by his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Henry and Nandy Zimmerman of Meadville; his partner of two and one half...

Aug 2, 1994

Burton J. Hollabaugh, 81, of Meadville, died Tuesday, August 2, 1994, at home, following a period of declining health.

He was born June 25, 1913, in Moss Grove, a daughter of Guy and Ethel Harvey Hollabaugh.  He married Elizabeth I. Douglas, August 11, 1934, who died May 11, 1992.

He worked...

Jul 30, 1994

Rev. Walter F. Foulk, 91, was a former Talon, Inc. employee and a retired United Methodist clergyman who served several area churches including the Grace and Stone United Methodist Churches in Meadville.

Rev. Foulk, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community in Meadville since December 1989, died Saturday, July 30, 1994, in Meadville Medical Center...

Jul 26, 1994

Helen Joslyn Milner, 83, was a long-time member of Stone United Methodist Church, where she was active as a former trustee, Sunday school teacher and member of United Methodist Women.

Milner, of Meadville died Tuesday, July 26, 1994, at Wesbury United Methodist Community following a period of failing health.

She was...

Jul 24, 1994

Carl Frederick Heeschen, 77, an artist and a leading conservationist, was a former professor of art and art history at Allegheny College.

Heeschen, of Meadville, died July 24, 1994, at home of pancreatic cancer.

He was born December 28, 1916, in Davenport, IA, a son of the late Conrad Max and...

Jul 21, 1994

Elizabeth A. Benson, 83, retired in 1973 as head nurse in the maternity department at the former City Hospital in Meadville after 20 years service.

Benson, of Meadville, died Thursday, July 21, 1994, at Meadville Medical Center, following a period of declining health.

She was born February 9, 1911, in Chesterfield,...

Jul 10, 1994

John F. Garver, 85, was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed gardening.

Garver, of Union Township, Meadville, died Sunday, July 10, 1994, at Meadville Medical Center following a period of declining health.

He was born in Pittsburgh, April 7, 1909, a son of Joseph and Hettie Smith Garver.  He married...

Jul 4, 1994

Kenneth Neal Stewart, Sr., 60, retired in 1989 as controller of Allegheny College after 30 years of service.

Mr. Stewart of Meadville, died Monday, July 4, 1994, following a brief illness.

He was born in Erie, October 20, 1933, a son of Kenneth E. and Marjorie Stewart Stewart.  He married Sharon...

Jun 30, 1994

Clifford J. Seaman, 73, was an avid motorcycle rider, member of the Oil City Cycle Club, and an avid hunter.

Seaman, of Tidioute, formerly of Meadville, died Thursday, June 30, 1994, at Meadville Medical Center.

He was born in Guys Mills, October 9, 1920,  son of Otto J. and Mabel Lord...

Jun 30, 1994

Mrs. Helen Godsave, 71, of Meadville, died Thursday, June 30, 1994, at St. Vincent Health Center, Erie.

She was born in McKees Rocks, October 18, 1922, a daughter of Michael and Mary Saravla Kosturick.  She married Wallace Edgar Godsave.  He preceded her in death.  She was a homemaker.

Survivors are two...

Jun 30, 1994

Hazel P. Ernst, 86, owned and operated the Pinehurst Restaurant and Gift Shop for 35 years.

Mrs. Ernst, of Meadville, died Thursday, June 30, 1994, at Wesbury United Methodist Community.

She attended Meadville Conservatory of Music.

She was born in Woodcock Township, June 8, 1908, a daughter...

Jun 29, 1994

Merton J. Terrill, 78, was owner and operator of Terrill Brothers Garage in Guys Mills, with his brother, Frederick, from 1949 to 1959, and sole operator until 1978, and was an avid hunter and fisherman.

Terrill, formerly of Guys Mills and a patient at Wengerd's Home Care of Deer Creek Township, Mercer County, since May,...